STATE COLLEGE — Penn State's defense forced five second-half turnovers, and Akeel Lynch highlighted a big rushing day Saturday in a 30-13 win over Temple at Beaver Stadium.

With its sixth win this season, Penn State clinched a bowl bid for the first time since 2011. In September, the NCAA suspended the final two years of the four-year bowl ban it had imposed with the 2012 sanctions.

Further, the Lions clinched a third consecutive non-losing season during those sanctions, which included significant scholarship restrictions. The NCAA rescinded both components of the sanctions after a positive annual report from Penn State's athletics integrity monitor, former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.

Penn State and Temple played a grim game in the first half, with the Lions taking a 6-3 lead on Sam Ficken's field goal just before halftime. The Owls tied the game with a field goal early in the second half before the game hit a scoring run.

The teams scored three touchdowns in 1:05, capitalizing on turnovers and big plays. Lynch, who topped 130 yards rushing, gave Penn State a 13-6 lead with a 39-yard touchdown run. The Lions had more than 200 yards rushing for the first time since the Massachusetts game.

The Temple Owls visit the Penn State Nittany Lions Saturday afternoon at Beaver Stadium in State College.

An Adrian Amos interception then set up a Bill Belton 8-yard scoring run that pushed the Lions' lead to 20-6. Penn State added three more interceptions, two by freshmen, and a fumble recovery in the second half.

Grant Haley returned an interception 30 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to give Penn State a 27-13 lead. The Lions added a field goal via an Austin Johnson fumble recovery to reach the 30-point mark for the first time since the Massachusetts game.

Penn State needed the turnover margin to help revive a quiet Beaver Stadium frustrated by the offense's turnovers. Quarterback Christian Hackenberg threw two interceptions, and Bill Belton lost the first fumble by a Penn State running back this season. Temple capitalized on two of the turnovers with field goals.

Aside from one play, Penn State's defense corralled the Temple offense. In the third quarter, quarterback P.J. Walker hit receiver Jalen Fitzpatrick for a 75-yard touchdown pass that cut Penn State's lead to 20-13. That play accounted for nearly 40 percent of Temple's total offense through three quarters.

The victory was Penn State's 31st in a row over Temple dating to 1950.